Biography
Claire Denis (/dəˈniː/; French: [dəni]; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film Beau Travail (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Her work has dealt with themes of colonial and post-colonial West Africa, as well as issues in modern France, and continues to influence European cinematic identity. Other acclaimed works include Trouble Every Day (2001), 35 Shots of Rum (2008), White Material (2009), High Life (2018) and Both Sides of the Blade (2022), the last of which won her the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. For Stars at Noon (2022), Denis won the Grand Prix at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, sharing the award with Lukas Dhont's Close. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claire Denis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2022
- Berliner Kunstpreis · 2011
Filmography26 titles
Paris, Texas
Wings of Desire
The Sacrifice
Night on Earth
The Old Gun
Down by Law
Beau Travail
Chocolat
Sweetgrass
35 Shots of Rum
White Material
Irma Vep
Trespassing Bergman
Leviathan
The Intruder
No Fear, No Die
Porn Theatre
Stars at Noon
The Last Mistress
Trouble Every Day
High Life
Bastards
Room 999
Both Sides of the Blade
Let the Sunshine In
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